CONTENTS

Tuesday 31 August 1999

RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
3^rd meeting

CONVENER:

*Alex Johnstone (North-East Scotland) (Con)

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:

*Alex Fergusson (South of Scotland) (Con)
*Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab)
*Richard Lochhead (North-East Scotland) (SNP)
*Lewis Macdonald (Aberdeen Central) (Lab)
*Irene McGugan (North-East Scotland) (SNP)
*Alasdair Morgan (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale) (SNP)
Mr John Munro (Ross, Skye and Inverness West) (LD)
*Dr Elaine Murray (Dumfries) (Lab)
Cathy Peattie (Falkirk East) (Lab)
*Mr Mike Rumbles (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine) (LD)

*attended

THE FOLLOWING MEMBER ALSO ATTENDED:

Mr John Home Robertson (Deputy Minister for Rural Affairs)

COMMITTEE CLERK:

Richard Davies

SENIOR ASSISTANT CLERK:

Richard Walsh

ASSISTANT CLERK:

Tracey Hawe